Ähtärinjärvi
Encyclopedia
Ähtärinjärvi is a lake in Finland
. It is situated in the municipalities of Ähtäri
, Alajärvi
(formerly Lehtimäki
) and Soini
in the Southern Ostrobothnia
region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki
basin and drains trough a chain of lakes that includes among others the lakes Toisvesi
and Tarjanne
in the Pirkanmaa
region, where the lake Tarjanne in its turn drains into the Lake Ruovesi
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is situated in the municipalities of Ähtäri
Ähtäri
Ähtäri is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingual Finnish....
, Alajärvi
Alajärvi
Alajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
(formerly Lehtimäki
Lehtimäki
Lehtimäki is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated to Alajärvi on 1 January 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 1,850 and covered an area of 291.32 km² of which 18.88 km² is water...
) and Soini
Soini
Soini is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
in the Southern Ostrobothnia
Southern Ostrobothnia
Southern Ostrobothnia is one of the 20 regions of Finland.Seinäjoki is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.- Historical provinces :For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia- Municipalities :...
region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki
Kokemäenjoki
The Kokemäenjoki is a river and its drainage basin in southwestern Finland.-Geography:The river originates at Lake Liekovesi in the Pirkanmaa region, and flows to the Gulf of Bothnia at Pori in the Satakunta region...
basin and drains trough a chain of lakes that includes among others the lakes Toisvesi
Toisvesi
Toisvesi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Virrat in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and a part of a chain of lakes that consist among others of the lakes Ähtärinjärvi, Toisvesi and Tarjanne, which in its turn drains into...
and Tarjanne
Tarjanne
Tarjanne is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ruovesi, Virrat and Mänttä-Vilppula in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The main inflows are the lake Vaskivesi and a chain of lakes north of it in the west and a chain of...
in the Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa , or the Tampere Region , is a region of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland....
region, where the lake Tarjanne in its turn drains into the Lake Ruovesi
Lake Ruovesi
Lake Ruovesi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ruovesi and Mänttä-Vilppula in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is a part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and its main inflows are the Lake Tarjanne in north and the Lake Kuorevesi in the east...
.